Lovers of Disney animated movies are looking forward to a Lilo & Stitch live-action movie, set for production and planned for release in the summer of 2025. The remake aligns with Disney’s multi-year plan of reimagining its animated classics for new audiences after achieving success with the previous movie remakes.

A Stellar Cast Brings Beloved Characters to Life

The live-action Lilo & Stitch has a strong-willed cast that will be able to convey the movie’s characters, which were created in 2002. Among the actors, Maia Kealoha will perform as Lilo Pelekai — the main female character of the film. This cheerful girl gains a new friend, a visitor from another planet that happens to be an experiment in the shape of a dog (Stitch). Newbie Sydney Agudong will be featured as Nani Pelekai, Lilo’s sibling, while Kaipo Dudoit is the charming David Kawena, Nani’s boyfriend. Courtney B. Vance is chosen to play the character of Cobra Bubbles, the cranky but sensitive social worker.

Among non-human characters, it is also important to stress the presence of the voice actors in the film. Initially, Jason Bateman was also cast for the film; however, he left the project and was replaced by Zach Galifianakis, who will voice the protagonist Dr. Jumba Jookiba, who created Stitch. Billy Magnussen will voice the lovable yet neurotic Agent Pleakley. However, it is in its final stages of negotiation if Chris Sanders, the original voice actor of Stitch, will again lend his voice to the role of this mischievously chaotic and blue character.